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that defense is rarely successful. but what his attorneys have indicated is they're going to go for a diminished capacity defense. that's very different. that means that, yeah, he can be criminally responsible, but it just means he's responsible to a lesser extent. so murder one? no. however, manslaughter a possibility. so that's really important in this case. what we're talking about is the possibility of the death penalty. we don't put our mentally ill folks in the chair. so bottom line is, if he gets -- if this diminished capacity defense is successful, he could be looking at a plea deal of life in prison instead of the death penalty. so it's really important. >> you would think whatever the legal wrangling may be, the goal would be for him to spend the rest of his life behind bars, even if it's a lesser charge. >> that's right. that's what we're looking at in my view. >> and not a lot of hope to this going to a trial. >> never going to trial. everyone knows he did it. it's just a matter of why. >> and detached prob
that defense is rarely successful. but what his attorneys have indicated is they're going to go for a diminished capacity defense. that's very different. that means that, yeah, he can be criminally responsible, but it just means he's responsible to a lesser extent. so murder one? no. however, manslaughter a possibility. so that's really important in this case. what we're talking about is the possibility of the death penalty. we don't put our mentally ill folks in the chair. so bottom line is,...
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he has chosen former republican senator chuck hagel as secretary of defense. hagel would be a controversial pick. he advocates negotiating with iran and some question how strongly he supports israel. one pro israel group is running an ad against hagel. >> president obama, for secretary of defense, chuck hagel is not a responsible option. even the top senate republican says he is reserving judgment. >> i am going to wait and see how the hearings go and see whether chuck's views square with the job he would be nominated to do. >> some democrats are speaking up for him. >> chuck hagel is a tremendous patriot and statesman. served incredibly in vietnam. served this country as the united states senator. >> reporter: president obama is about to lose his treasury secretary. tim geithner is the last original member of the president's economic team. he leaves as three major deadlines loom. by end of february, the treasury will lose the power to borrow more to pay america's bills. across the board spending cuts to every federal program kick in on march 1. the government
he has chosen former republican senator chuck hagel as secretary of defense. hagel would be a controversial pick. he advocates negotiating with iran and some question how strongly he supports israel. one pro israel group is running an ad against hagel. >> president obama, for secretary of defense, chuck hagel is not a responsible option. even the top senate republican says he is reserving judgment. >> i am going to wait and see how the hearings go and see whether chuck's views...
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but you need to give the defense time to prepare. and they did get a lot of information pretty late in the day. so i think it has real merit. but it's not going to result in a new trial. >> you don't think the judge, even with the time situation, will be swayed by that? >> no. >> she seems pretty confident, folks. >>> as many of you know, this has been a tough week for fighting the flu, with the number of cases spikes across the country. public health experts in oklahoma say the number of flu-related hospitalizations doubled this week and on top of that, six people died. one town outside of tulsa canceled classes today because a quarter of the students are sick. professional cleaners will be in the classroom and they will be disinfecting everything. one school system in suburban cleveland is way ahead. once a week they disinfect all schools with high power sprayers that leave a fine mist everywhere. it's similar to that used in hospital operating rooms. the machines cost several thousand dollars each but school attendance is pretty h
but you need to give the defense time to prepare. and they did get a lot of information pretty late in the day. so i think it has real merit. but it's not going to result in a new trial. >> you don't think the judge, even with the time situation, will be swayed by that? >> no. >> she seems pretty confident, folks. >>> as many of you know, this has been a tough week for fighting the flu, with the number of cases spikes across the country. public health experts in...
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this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. >>> abc news has learned of a wall street scandal that could be bigger than the one contrived by bernie madoff. >> ordinary american investors are losing billions of dollars, thinking they were riding the chinese economic boom. not so, maybe. here's abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross. >> reporter: as one chinese company after another managed to get listed on nasdaq and the new york stock exchange, al smith and his wife in boise, idaho saw it as a safe way to get in on china's huge economic boom. but they ended up losing much of their retirement money. $60,000 when they invested in a chinese company traded on the new york stock exchange, that it turns out had no coal mine. >> i'm not a big guy or a rich guy. it was pretty tough for us. >> reporter: u.s. authorities say smith's money, and that of many other americans ended up in the pockets of the coal company boss, a chinese version of bernie madoff. a wave of suspected fraud by some 70 chinese compa
this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. >>> abc news has learned of a wall street scandal that could be bigger than the one contrived by bernie madoff. >> ordinary american investors are losing billions of dollars, thinking they were riding the chinese economic boom. not so, maybe. here's abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross. >> reporter: as one chinese company after another...
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not a defense witness. >> i was surprised. if you're the defense team, why don't you put that out there for the prosecution so you can use it as leverage during the plea negotiations? which there will undoubtedly be. >> they know how this thing is going to wrap up, maybe, yeah. >>> also, a major city declares a health emergency as the flu spreads like wildfire. the virus is spreading across the country and we haven't even hit the peak of flu season. >> oh, scary. >>> also coming up in the show, license to thrill. why a lawmaker wants to make sure exotic dancers have a state license before they get on stage and strut their stuff. >> my, my. okay. >> wake up, this morning. it's a good thursday. >>> and then our -- "favorite story of the day." >> it will come later. >> oh, man. an airport janitor who found an untraceable pile of cash and turned out to be honest and generous. >> i love that story. >> amazing. >> that kind of generosity and honesty is very rare. >> especially where we cover so many stories where people steal the ip
not a defense witness. >> i was surprised. if you're the defense team, why don't you put that out there for the prosecution so you can use it as leverage during the plea negotiations? which there will undoubtedly be. >> they know how this thing is going to wrap up, maybe, yeah. >>> also, a major city declares a health emergency as the flu spreads like wildfire. the virus is spreading across the country and we haven't even hit the peak of flu season. >> oh, scary....
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this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. have given way to sleeping. tossing and turning where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day,...
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this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. ♪ don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart ♪ ♪ i just don't think you would understand ♪ ♪ because if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart ♪ >> you can sing. you were doing it. "achy breaky heart." >> billy ray. >> we're celebrating our 21st birthday, so all throughout the show, we're playing songs big in '92, including "achy breaky heart." >> i am still living in '92. what are you talking about? >> it was a great year. as you'll see throughout the next couple of hours on the show. >> the bar is open. we're going to hit it in just a few. but first, the story of two teenagers, an icy lake and the saving power of one rickety tree. here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: all they had was a dying tree. for more than four hours, that's what the two boys clung to, stranded in the middle of an icy lake. . >> it was pretty scary. >> yeah, it was pretty scary. >> you could feel it sinking in and cracking. >> reporter: the two told us what happened when they
this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. ♪ don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart ♪ ♪ i just don't think you would understand ♪ ♪ because if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart ♪ >> you can sing. you were doing it. "achy breaky heart." >> billy ray. >> we're celebrating our 21st birthday, so all throughout the show, we're playing songs big in '92, including "achy...